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Nathan and Jennifer
NATHAN & JENNIFER
ELIMINATED

Relationship: Dating

NATHAN
Age: 24
Occupation:

Volleyball Coach

Hometown:
Fountain Valley, CA
JENNIFER
Age: 23
Occupation:
Student

Hometown:

Huntington Beach, CA


Team Bio
:
Read their full bio on CBS.com
RACE TRACKER - Nathan and Jennifer
Leg

Pit Stop Location
Ending Position
1
Shannon, Ireland
10th
2
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2nd
3
Bingo, Burkina Faso
3rd
4
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2nd
5
Vilnius, Lithuania
5th
6
Dubrovnik, Croatia
3rd
7
Florence, Italy
2nd
8
Mumbai, India
4th
9
Osaka, Japan
2nd
10
Taipei, Taiwan
4th
Average Placing: 3.7


RACE NOTES

LEG 1
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Got on the first flight to Shannon but it ended up being the second to land.
-Argued when Jennifer couldn't keep up with Nathan.
-Signed up on the second ferry departing at 8:30 am.
-Nathan performed the High-Wire Bike Roadblock.
-Got delayed when their donkey refused to move on.
-Dropped from 2nd to 10th because of their stubborn donkey.
-Eventually caught up and came in 10th place, avoiding elimination.
-Wasted 4 hours on their donkey.



natejen
LEG 7
RECAP
:
-1st to arrive at Roadblock
-Jennifer wanted to do the fast forward, but Nathan thought it was risky, Jennifer gave in to Nathan
-Nathan did Roadblock and found their next destination high up in the air
-Arrived at Da Vinci's birthplace and chose to do "Tradition" as their Detour choice.
-Arrived in 2nd place at the Pit Stop, just behind Nicolas and Donald, who did the Ffast Forward
LEG 2

Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race

RECAP:
-Preformed "Lift" as their Detour choice.
-Jennifer performed pole vault roadblock.
-Arrived 2nd at the Pit Stop.
LEG 8
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Struggled and bickered when trying to find the clue in the newspaper
-Performed "Thread 'Em" as their Detour option.
-Almost got U-turned by Kynt & Vyxsin.
-Jennifer did the propane delivering Roadblock.
-Barely survived elimination by checking in in 4th place at the Pit Stop
LEG 3
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Nathan performed Camel milking roadblock
-Chose to do "Learn it" as their Detour choice.
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in 3rd place
LEG 9
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-First to arrive at Roadblock and Detour
-Chose to do 'Sense of Smell' as their Detour choice.
-Jennifer did the taxi driver for the Roadblock
-Arrived in 2nd place at Pit Stop, just right behind Ronald/Christina as they were unable to get a cab.
LEG 4
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Chose to do "Shake your Booty" as their Detour choice, and were penalized 10 minutes for their lack of creativity
-Jennifer
performed the Bike Delivery Roadblock
-Arrived at pit stop in 2nd place, just losing to Azaria and Hendekea by split seconds.
LEG 10
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Jennifer celebrated her birthday during that Leg.
-A local went to tell them to take a train than a taxi, causing them a costly mistake.
-Jennifer insisted on taking a train rather than a taxi.
-Chose to do "Earth" as their Detour choice.
-Nathan performed the Stunt Vehicles roadblock
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in 4th (last) place and were eliminated
LEG 5
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Got lost in Lithuania causing them to run to the Roadblock place, and running back to their car.
-Jennifer performed the messenger Roadblock.
-Chose to do "Count Down" as their Detour choice first, but switched to and completed "Step Up" Detour instead.
-Arrived 5th at the Pit Stop.

LEG 6
Nathan and Jennifer - Amazing Race
RECAP:
-Got lost upon arrival in Dubrovnik en route to first clue with Kynt & Vyxsin
-Nathan performed the stone wall Roadblock
-Chose "Long & Short" as ther Detour option and had an explosive argument
-Attempted to check-in in 2nd place to arrive but were told to go back and take legal transport as they had taken a private car instead of taxi
-Arrived in 3rd at the Pit Stop


THEIR GAME

    Strengths
  • Good navigational skills.
  • Athletic and smart.
  • Weaknesses

    • Fighting all the time
    • Jennifer's mouth
    • Lack of teamwork
    • Bad luck at getting a taxi to pit stop
    • Shouting at the donkey
    Memorable Moments

    • Recovering from last place in Episode 2
    • Them getting along really well for the whole leg in Italy.
    • Eliminating Kynt & Vyxsin on Leg 8.
    Advice to the team

    • Try to get along.
    • Book a taxi
    • Ask the taxi driver to wait
    Roadblocks
    • Leg 1: Ride a high-wire bicycle across a 200 foot ravine - Nathan
    • Leg 2: Pole vault over a muddy ditch - Jennifer
    • Leg 3: Milk a camel then drink the milk - Nathan
    • Leg 4: Ride a bicycle and deliver items to a specific person in the market - Jennifer
    • Leg 5: Deliver a package to a specific person, then deliver a second package to the correct location - Jennifer
    • Leg 6: Find the correct stone and fit it in the rock wall - Nathan
    • Leg 7: Fly in an ultralight and spot the name of their next destination - Nathan
    • Leg 8: Deliver propane gas tanks - Jennifer
    • Leg 9: Become a taxi driver and drive a couple to a specific address - Jennifer
    • Leg 10: Ride in a car on a giant teeter-totter then ride in an amphibious car and hold their breath while being driven underwater - Nathan
    Nathan: 5
    Jennifer: 5
    Detours
    • Leg 1: No Detour
    • Leg 2: Hoist It
    • Leg 3: Learn It
    • Leg 4: Shake Your Booty
    • Leg 5: Count Down then switched to Step Up
    • Leg 6: Long & Short
    • Leg 7: Tradition
    • Leg 8: Thread 'Em
    • Leg 9: Sense of Smell
    • Leg 10: Earth
    Memorable Quotes
    EPISODE 12-01: DONKEYS HAVE SOULS TOO!
    Nathan: "You are the worst person at this I've ever met."
    Jennifer: “Do donkeys kick?”

    EPISODE 12-03: PLEASE, LORD, GIVE ME MILK
    Jennifer: “Nate, you have to be gentle. You’re handling nipples.”

    EPISODE 12-04: LET'S NAME OUT CHICKEN, PHIL
    Jennifer: “We’re going to win this Race like freakin’ men.”

    Jennifer: “Can’t touch… okay, touch me, touch me.”

    EPISODE 12-05: WE'VE REALLY BURNED BRIDGES, FOR SURE
    Nathan: "I can't believe what kind of person you've turned into. It's the ugliest thing I ever seen in my life."
    Jennifer: "Same with you, Nate."

    Jennifer: "86. 87. 88. 89. 100"

    EPISODE 12-06: CHERRY ON TOP OF THE SUNDAE, THAT'S ALREADY MELTED
    Nathan: “We’re going to kick [Ron’s] butt.”
    Guy: “Step off.”

    Jennifer: “You’re the meanest person I’ve ever met sometimes.”
    Nathan: “I am nooot! But you’re not even try-ing!”
    Jennifer: “I’m not trying. Come on, I AM trying. Give me a break.”

    Nathan: “We need to get a cab.”
    Jennifer: “This is so unfair.”
    Nathan: “Jen, don’t give up on me. It’s okay.”
    Jennifer: “No, it’s not okay, our relationship sucks.”


    Jennifer: “None of the taxis would take us because we were a little wet. Can you believe that?”
    Guy: “I believe it.”

    Nathan: “To have this happen is just the cherry on top of an ice cream sundae that’s already melted.”

    Nathan: "God bless it!"


    EPISODE 12-07: THIS IS FOREVER, NOW
    Nathan: “Holy shnickeys. It’s a stickey!”

    Nathan: “Jen, you bastard!”


    EPISODE 12-08: HONESTLY, THEY HAVE WITCH POWERS OR SOMETHING
    Nathan: *picks up the completed part of the garland* "Look at this, what is that?!? That is terrible!"
    Jennifer: *waves it off* "I don't know, I didn't even mean to do that."
    Nathan: "I don't understand how you can't do this Jen, you're a girl."
    Jennifer: "I didn't understand how you couldn't row a boat. You're a guy."
    Nathan: "Jen! You know me, every guy rows boats every day."
    Jennifer: "Well you know me, you don't see me sewing every day."


    Jennifer: "Anytime you do a low blow to me, I'll do a low blow right back to you."
    Nathan: "Exactly, exactly. That's how you work."
    Jennifer: "You don't have to bring up my freakin' sexuality that I'm a girl do you?"
    Nathan: "Saying you can't thread a needle, that's such a low blow isn't it?"
    Jennifer: "The tone of your voice is making me absolutely sick."


    Nathan: "How could Kynt & Vyxsin, like..."
    Jennifer: "Honestly, they have witch powers or something..."



    EPISODE 12-09: I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T CROAK ON US
    Nathan: "I actually had a fantasy the other night. We were running to the finish line, and anyone who was in front of us, I was going to throw my bag at their legs and hopefully they fall and us run past them."

    Jennifer: "The streets were very confusing and then there was this last little angled street where this station was at…"
    Nathan: "I’m sorry… It’s hard for me to pay attention right now when he’s driving… sorry."
    *silence*
    Nathan: "Nah, I’m listening to everything you’re saying, it’s hard to, uh… you know what I’m saying."
    Jennifer: "No, I don’t."

    Jennifer: "We were just sniffing, sniffing, sniffing, and I was looking up and I was like… seeing all these colorful flowers, I thought I was hallucinating, like in a Pink Floyd music video or something."

    Nathan: "The best team is going to finish last and that’s Jen and I."
    Jen: "Going to finish last!?!?!"
    Nathan: "I mean finish the last leg first."

    Nathan: "Holy schnikeys."

    EPISODE 12-10: SORRY GUYS, I'M NOT HAPPY TO SEE YOU
    Nathan: "We’re like the Incredible Hulk. All of a sudden we’re just gonna explode and tear our shirts off and just, everyone’s like ‘Woah!’and like ‘Watch out for Jen & Nate’."

    Jennifer: "Holy schnikeys!"

    Jennifer: "I wanna rip those dreads out of his head."

    Phil: "You are the last team to arrive"
    Nate: "Ffffudge."






    Lucky Situation:
    -Were in the front of the pack most of the time.
    -Did Well in Florence.
    -6 teams passed them at the donkey task, but they manged to stay in the race
    -Got the lead in the Roablock and Detour in Japan
    Unlucky Situation:
    -Didn't win any legs
    -Took subway and bus instead of a taxi which
    caused their elimination and caused them to lose their spot to the final 3
    -Got to their breaking point
    in Detours(Fence and Boat )
    -Losing Footrace for 1st place to Azaria & Hendekea
    -Couldn't move their donkey in Leg 1 which let 6 teams pass them
    -Were almost eliminated in Mumbai and Ireland
    -Fighting and bickering with each other




    Alliances
    Rivals
    Each other.
    Nicholas & Donald
    Kynt & Vyxsin

    Preceded By: Oswald & Danny 4th Placer
    Season 12
    Succeeded By:
    Toni & Dallas